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Vitamin A supplements
Half of the 5,772 vitamin A supplements in the NIH label database that print an amount list 4,000 IU or less per serving; the middle half list 2,000 IU to 5,000 IU (DSLD version 9.4.0, January 2026). The 124 products whose only supplement ingredient is vitamin A list a median of 25,000 IU.
- Products listing it
- 11,5965,772 print an amount; 1,181 list it inside a blend without an amount
- Median per serving
- 4,000 IUmiddle half 2,000 IU to 5,000 IU
How much vitamin A do supplements contain?
The median product lists 4,000 IU per serving. One in ten lists 667.1 IU or less, one in ten 10,000 IU or more. The amount printed most often is 5,000 IU (1,259 products).
Products by amount of vitamin A per serving
5,772 products, log scale; extreme 0.2% at each end left out of the drawing.
Source: Supplement Facts rows of every product's current label, NIH ODS Dietary Supplement Label Database version 9.4.0; amounts in one measure (IU).
Which forms of vitamin A do labels name?
Beta-carotene is the form named most often: 5,517 of the 11,596 vitamin A products (48%), ahead of retinyl palmitate (2,967, 26%) and retinyl acetate (1,532, 13%). A product naming two forms counts in both; the table below gives every form.
Products by the form of vitamin A on the label
Count, and the median amount per serving in that form.
| Form | Products | Share of vitamin A products | Median per serving |
|---|---|---|---|
| Beta-carotene | 5,517 | 48% | 5,000 IU |
| Retinyl palmitate | 2,967 | 26% | 4,367 IU |
| Retinyl acetate | 1,532 | 13% | 4,000 IU |
Source: the form each label gives for its vitamin A row (DSLD "forms"), current labels.
Which products list the most vitamin A?
On-market products, per serving, with a plausible amount: the rule leaves out likely entry slips, such as an amount far beyond every other label with no %DV or strength on the label to back it (each product page still shows its own amount, marked).
- Visio PlexProgressive Professional from Progressive Laboratories32,500 IU
- ACP Vitamin ACPSystemic Formulas Bio Nutriment31,500 IU
- PlatformLifeLink30,000 IU
- Ocu-Min ForteDouglas Laboratories30,000 IU
- SeeQuantum Health30,000 IU
- Beta-C TR (Time Release)Nutri-West30,000 IU
- Elan Vital MultipleSource Naturals29,188 IU
- Healthy Eyes Super Vision21st Century28,640 IU
Have the amounts changed over the years?
Products whose current label entered DSLD in 2011 list a median of 4,500 IU; those entered in 2025, 2,495 IU.
| Year | Products | Median per serving |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 237 | 4,500 IU |
| 2012 | 745 | 5,000 IU |
| 2013 | 856 | 4,000 IU |
| 2014 | 467 | 3,500 IU |
| 2015 | 485 | 3,200 IU |
| 2016 | 484 | 4,000 IU |
| 2017 | 529 | 5,000 IU |
| 2018 | 348 | 3,500 IU |
| 2019 | 410 | 3,000 IU |
| 2020 | 447 | 3,500 IU |
| 2021 | 238 | 4,000 IU |
| 2022 | 262 | 3,500 IU |
| 2023 | 125 | 5,000 IU |
| 2024 | 90 | 4,000 IU |
| 2025 | 49 | 2,495 IU |
Source: DSLD label entry dates and amounts, current labels.
In which products and brands?
Products listing vitamin A by DSLD product type
Brands listing it most: Nature's Plus (200), Douglas Laboratories (162), Vitamin World (66), Nature's Way (63), Bronson (60), NOW (54), Sundown Naturals (50), Country Life (48), GNC Women's Ultra Mega (43), VitaCeutical Labs (42).
Every product listing vitamin A
11,596 products, A to Z by name (page 67 of 232), each with the amount its label prints; an amount far outside what other labels print is marked as a possible slip.
- FeelFit Pea Protein Shake Vanilla FlavorArbonneanother unit
- Fem BalPriority One Nutritional Supplementsanother unit
- Fem EssentialsMetagenicsanother unit
- Fem PrenatalMetagenicsanother unit
- Fem'O'VitaHolin6.65 IU as transcribed, likely a slip
- Fem-BasicDouglas Laboratories2,500 IU
- Fem-ViteVinco's5,000 IU
- Femagen PMS CapsulesGenestra Brandsanother unit
- Femagen PMS TabletsGenestra Brandsanother unit
- Femagen TabletsGenestra Brands · off the market2,000 IU
- FemaleCustom Health Centersanother unit
- Female EnergyVitarol · off the market3,500 IU
- Female EnhancementBaby Beananother unit
- Female Libido EnhancerOwelianother unit
- Female LongevityVitarol · off the market3,500 IU
- Female MultinutrientBioCareanother unit
- Female MultipleSolgaranother unit
- Female Reproductive FactorsMNP Michael's Naturopathic Programsanother unit
- Female Reproductive FactorsMichael's Naturopathic Programsanother unit
- Female Reproductive FactorsMH Michael's Health Naturopathic Programsanother unit
- Female Super PackDouglas Laboratories10,000 IU
- Female TotalityAdvanced Nutrition by Zahleranother unit
- FemOneMetabolic Maintenanceanother unit
- FemOne PlusMetabolic Maintenance5,000 IU
- Femteen SymmetryVitanica1,000 IU
- Fermented Soy PowderNOWno amount
- Fermented Super 30Health Ranger Select23 IU
- FertilAid for MenFairhaven Healthanother unit
- FertilAid for WomenFairhaven Healthanother unit
- Fertile One PC 600Coast Scienceanother unit
- Fertile One PCOS 600Coast Scienceanother unit
- Fertile One Prenatal PlusCoast Science5,000 IU
- Fertility HealthLES Labsanother unit
- FH PRO for MenFairhaven Healthanother unit
- FH PRO for WomenFairhaven Healthanother unit
- Fiber CitrusAdvoCare1,000 IU
- Fiber Peaches & CreamAdvoCare1,000 IU
- Fiber Zone Natural Berry FlavorDivine Healthin a blend
- Fiber Zone Natural UnflavoredDivine Healthin a blend
- Fiberific Drink 100% Natural Apple Pie FlavorNature's Plus · off the marketin a blend
- Fiberwise OrangeMelaleucaanother unit
- FibrestoreReliv1,700 IU
- Fibrestore Orange FlavorRelivanother unit
- Fibro-ResponseSource Naturalsanother unit
- Field of GreensVibrant Healthanother unit
- FierceAB Combination · off the market4,500 IU
- Fifty Plus FormulaSimply Supplementsanother unit
- Finest Norwegian Immune Omega 50 mcg (2,000 IU) Vitamin D3 Natural Lemon FlavorCarlson · off the marketanother unit
- Finest Pure Cod Liver OilPharmaxanother unit
- FireAB Combination · off the market3,000 IU